The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-11-23

ing to get place in the two boats which
had been successfully lowered. The scare
and disorder prevented many persons be-
Ing saved. The water was freezing cold.
This hastened the death of many, render
Ing them powerlees."
THE life boats appeared as if they had not
been used for q long time. They had 10
be chopped away with axes with the as
sistance OF passengers. / called out to
those on the bridge to fire rockets. It was
long time before they did. The greatest
confusion prevailed. The ship was right
over on her port side before they fred the
rockets. 1 waited until the water touched
the boilers, putting out the fires. Then got
hold Of belt, but Dutch sailor snatched
1T away. We were all mixed together, for
eigners and English clipging to one an
other in the water. / saw several drowned
in this way and had the greatest difficulty
to keep clear OF them, / gave spar to q
woman to hold on to. The Dutch sailors
wanted to save themselves, and even
thrust women aside. lean swim well and
l swan about until 1 got TO the Ebro
where a rope was thrown to me. After the
collision went down into the cabin and
woke two Dutch ladies, but they were para
~ zed with terror and would not get up
despite all entreaties. heard other COM
plants about the conduct of the Dutch
sailors. The confusion was extreme.
Every booy seemed terror-stricken. This
msy account for the apparent want of dis
cipline. The frantic passengers unnerved
some of the crew, preventing them from
acting as bravely as they might have done.
The Captain did his best to restore order.
believe a good lookout was kept. We
had our lights up"
Mr. Appleby, one of the passengers saved,
said: IL was in my berth, as also were
many others, when the crash came, / i'm
mediately rushed on deck followed by q
confused crow. Upon first reaching the
deck DID not n ak anything much was
the matter, until | saw that the port bow
was stove in close to the rigging and laid
open for q greet space. The passengers
soon crowded ne deck, and the Captain
and officers shouted that all the boats be
lowered. The vessel was then settling down
by the head and the excitement was at its
worst. had hardly time to look around
me before the vessel listed over on her port
side, throwing the passengers and crew to-
gether on that side of the vessel. Most of
the boats were then worthless. Two boats
on the port side were swung out and low
ertd, but the other six were useless. While
the sailors were endeavoriDg to lower the
boats the passengers hindered them by
rushing frantically against them. The
crew tried to keep the passengers back,
thus losing valuable time. When the
boats were finally lowered there was
rush 20 get into them. I tried, too, but
did not stand chance. Then / decided
to trust to a life belt. The scene on
the deck was appalling. The passengers
shrieks of the women, the cries of children
and the shouts of the men were faightful.
Some of the passengers were on their knees
praying. When the Scholten sank beneath
our feet there was q struggle in the icy
water. Most of Us had life belts. Sarah
Gold, Stepney, Robson and kept togeth-
or. We chung to each other and drifted
toward the Ebro, finally reaching that
vessel"
AN OFFICERS sTETEMEST.
The Second Officer declares that every
plecaution had been taxed on board the
Scholten. A GOOD lookout was kept and
Capt. Taal not only had the ordinary
watch on the bridge at the time of the
disaster, but all the officers, who intended
to remain there till the vessel was fairly
down the channel. The Captain was last
seen at his post trying to quiet the pessen-
gers and get the boats off.
Among the bodies landeG at Dover are
the following: A woman with letter ad-
dressed "Hurront, Rue st. GILES, Brus-
sels;" Goldschidt, a cigar dealer of Lon
don; man with linen marked Jacket"
Jew with letter addressed "Lebenstein
Hermann, 1913 Stanton Street, New York"
a man with q letter addressed "John Koch
mel, San6usky;" Henri Blanc, of Ohio,
the sole cabin passenger; friedman,
merchant of Kowal. The other bodies are
mostly those of females. The engineer, af-
ter being in the water three hours, was
rescued and landed at New Haven.
Lenking G.. Frelich and A. Bamerton
were saved. The body OF Rive Bell has
been identified. The quays at Dover were
crowded throughout the day with people
who had come to watch the recovery of
the bodies. No bodies were recoFered dur
ing the morning because the tide was
running to the eastward, but many were
brought back with the ebb. Darkness pre-
vented the recovery of more bodies, out
many boats and tugs have put to sea on
the chance Of picking up Others in tia
morning. Many of those whose bodies
have been recovered look as 81 they had
been frozen to death. The Rosa Mary sus-
tanned extensive damage and was
tight bulkheads. An officer of the
Scholten states that the Rosa Mary
wAs carrying no side lights, but was show
ing the usual masthead lights to indicate
that she was lying at anchor. They
steered straight down the channel, leaving
her sufhclent room TO pass clear. When
they drew near they found that she was
| stesmiDg ahead and making right onto
them. They tried to signal her of, but il
was too late. She struck the Scholten on
the port bow, ripping off plates some dis
lance and expositing the interior. The
hole thus made extended below the water
line,
The officers of the Rosa Mary aver tina
| they were lying at anchor and were rur
into. They say that they did not weigt
anchor until merning. 1t is rumored tina
the Captain of the Rosa Mary denies th'
statement that his vessel was in collision
with the W. A Scholten. He ayers tina
the Rosa Mary was injured by collision
with another vessel while lying at anchor
Captain Taal, of the W. A. Scholten
had only recently been appointed to Ia
command of that vessel, succeeding Cap
tain Boujer.
THE sUReEo,ss' STATEMENT.
DR.. Ayme, of New York, the Scholten'
surgeon, is of the opinion that the Ros
Mary had Just weighed anchor, and tina
the crew bed forgotten to put up the sid
lights. He says that many of those save,
by the Ebro were paralyzed with cold, ant
were with diI Guilty resuscitated. Whel
he lest saw Co tain Taal the latter wa
stsnding on ths bridge, trying to proven
the sieersge passengers from besleging tn
boats. The break in the ships side wa
aft of the bulkhead, and was eight fee
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